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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18

SINCE the Knights of Labor organi-
zatIon purchased the handsome and fine
ly furnished Baird Mansion in Phlladel-
phia for the General Executive Board.
Mr.. POwderly has heen the target Of
many short darts Of witticism. The
ground has been taken by number of
writers that .he quarters are TO princely
for such an organization. This is GER
tafnly unreasonable ground to take and
Mr.. PowGerly in his recent reply to the
many unfriendIy attacks IF the press
shows the fallacy Of the arguments.
The property was purchased at a very
reasonable figure, with the furniture
thrown in. and as Mr.. POwderly says
who has a better right than the labOring
man 70 enjoy The luxury ot easy chairs
and nicely csrpeted floors
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18

THE spiris of Mary Anderson took its
flight. Saturday last, and the rail, innO-
cent and beautiful form, that had been
1uivering in the balance between life
and death since the 18th ultimo, is row
still and cold in deaths embrace. The
peculiar circumstances attending her
trsgfcaI death the mysteries surround
ing the cause of the shooting and the
expert medical practitioners who exerted
their utmost skill to save the poor girls
life have given the case a worldwide
fame A young man named Barclay
Peak has been imprisoned on strong sus-
picion as the person who did the shoot
ing. The trial will now probably soon
follow and for some time yet the Mount
Holly tragedy will enlist much interest
from the people.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18

THE Republicans aJ Harrisburg are
not very unlike the Republicans at Al
5any in some respects. According to
reports from the Empire State Capital
the latter are maEeuverinE 10 fool the
rational Temperance people On high Ii
ceuse, just as they attempted 20 fool the
ProhibiJiOnists by promising to submit
a Constitutional Amendment. They
care no more for principle .han a coon
cares for the right Of property in poul-
try. What they aim to do is TO carry
cold water on one shoulder and rum on
the other, and they will get drenched
with one and burned with the other as
usual. The Harrisburg dodgers can go
the Albany schemsrs one better on the
amendment business it vas because they
could not help it. No particular credit
due them for that.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18

ANOTHER bridge mas gone down IN
der the pressure of a passenger train.
More coaches have been smashed into
splinteIs-anOther score or two of lives
have gone out with she crash, three
score more are maDgled and wounded
horrible and sickening details Of another
railroad disaster have been presented to
the reading public. This time it occur
red on the Boston and Providence Rail-
road. II was the Z O'Clock train from
Dpdham TO Boston with its freight of
wOrkingmen, business men and shop
girls hurrying towards the city. The
fatal bridge was located at a point be
tween ROslindaie and Forrest Hill. The
entire structure went down but not until
the engine and three cars had passed
over in safety. The remaining Eve cars
went down distance vaIiously estima-
ted from 80 to 80 .eet. Death coming
in such a manner and with such uuex-
Uecied suidenness is at best most terri
BILE, vet here was train Of people most
" composed of the poor and haIdwOrk-
ing class upon whom no doubt was de-
pendent many helpless ones to whom
they unconsciously gave their last fare
well Monday morning ere they stepped
on the train that hurled them into eter-
nifty. IL IS the living who now suffer as
they bewail the sad fatality of dear ores
mangled beyond recognition. 1t is they
who are forever deprived of the affsc-
lion. care and support of a cherished
parent, child or husband that will feel
the weight Of the appalling wreck with
all its inconsOlable results.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18

SENATOR Sherman in playing the role
Of the cynic lays all the blame on the
Democratic Representatives in Congress
for not bringing about a reduction Of
taxation. The New York EUeuing Post
replies TO tine Senators iIl.advIsed utter
ances by citing two conspicuous attempts
made during the Forty-ninth Congress
in the direction upon which the partisan
vote stand as follows First attempt to
reduce taxation received in favor 1876
Democrats and t Republicans and
against it 35 Democrats and 122 Repub-
licaps. The second bill having the same
object iU view received 143 Democrats
and 6 Republicans for, and % Demo-
Gratis and 129 republicans against its
consideration. Senator Sherman's par
sdoxical assertions in these facts and
figures will not have much weight with
the faiT-minded public.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18

The reform IF the obstructive the
atrical hat or bonnet still jogs apace.
Last week at the Bernbardt performan-
ces in Washington two-thirds of the
women IN the audiences, it is stated, had
theiI heads uncovered. No doubt the
great majority Of ladies i'm every COM
muuily would prefer the removing their
hats when entering a public hall were it
not that they drsad the attention it
would attract until the custom becomes
more general. Toavojd the unpleasant
ness of particular ones becoming con
spicuous iu initiating rhe reform let the
ladies Of each community OF town meet
and decide that on d certain evening at
a public entertainment all viii remove
their Lats. After that it would be a
custom easy TO follow.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18

THE Republicans are getting cOnsid-
erably muddIed in their calculations
respecting their next nominee for Presi-
iden'isl hOuOrs. For the past two years
-urtiI very recent.v-it looked as if no
formidable antagonist would or could
arise TO contest the claim with the
PIumed knight, but Senator Sherman
is in the field, Senator Allison, of Iowa.
is looming up, and before another year
rolls around candidates will be bobbing
uD all over the country, each of them no
doubt claiming that as Blaine failed 20
make the election four years ago, after
a faIr contest with Cleveland, it would
be risking TOO much TO give him another
trial. The prospective Republican can
didate becomes more doubtful every day.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18

THE negotiations for the transferring
Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to
parties controlling various other roads is
significant Of the tendency of the age
toward the consolidation Of great corpo-
ratiOns, 1.-the grouping of small corpo-
ratiOns to create monopolies. The Inter-
State Commerce Act. if effectually pros
ecutej, will prevent the pooling arrange
ments of the great companies, but its
mandates will not preclude the union or
sale Of lines eventually resulting in a
combination. Ii all the railroads in the
country should thus be collected under
one management, the only safeguard the
people would have would be by the Gov.
eminent divesting it of all power of
public imposition, which might result
in the Government itself finally owning
and running the railroads OF the cOun-
try.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18

HARRISBURG. March 15. A bill was
introduced in the Senate to-day to in
crease the pension Of the only Revolu-
tionaTy pensiOner in the State. Mrs.
BetZ was married to former drummer
boy of the Revolution when she was 16
years old Her husband, Peter Betz,
was then So years of age. Thirty four
years safterward the latter died, and
since then his widow has been residing
in this place. She is now SO years old
and, considering her age, is quite vivaci-
Gus. Peter BetZ learned to play the
drum on a half bushel measure, and was
taken to the army by man named
Thompson. He gave five years of SER
vice to his country, and after having
outlived his first wife, he married the
woman who is now receiving the only
Revolutionary pension in Pennsylvania.
Mrs. BetZ takes great delight in rela-
ting some Of the incidents of her hus-
bands life. She is a widow at the re-
quest Of Mr.. Betz, who cautioned her
never TO marry again. She says on one
occasion her husband and a comrade 10
the army were caught in the act of
stealing geese from a farmer during a
time when the soldiers were almost
starved. General Washington re0uked
them for the larceny, and added: my
children, you can steal geese, but don't
let me know of it, as l would have to
punish you." IN Notwithstanding this
admonition," said the old lady, "my
husband said General Washington helped
to eat the geese"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18

Edward Scruggs, a totally blind man,
of Nashville. Tenn, has mads 500 600 in
the past year speculating in real estate. He
is led about by a cOlored boy.
While a young lady named Ida Shields
was horseback riding on EilenbOro pike, in
West Virginia. the animal, spirited one,
became unmanageable, and, giving plunge,
threw her of, her habit catching in the sad
die. She was dragged nearly quarter OF a
mile, in this way, the borse's iron boOfs
striking her in the face and body. When
found she " as q mass of blood, nesrly all
her clothes torn of. and so dangerously
hurt that II is thought she cannot recover.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18

DURING the last week over 1 ZOO of
the leTdiDg women of Leavenw worth,
Kansas, have registered and will vote
under the recent law granting munich
pal suffrage to women. Mrs. Helen
NJ. GOuger, of Indiana, IS here doing
herculean work. She Is paying special
attention to organizing colored women,
and has aroused great enthusiasm.
Meetings of the law and order party are
held every afternoon evening. The
whiskey alliance is also fully organized
aid at work. The spring election will
therefore be hotly contested.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18

WAsHTNGTON Irving Bishop, the ia
nous mind reader, strange TO say, is not
able 10 read the mind Of his wife to any
advantage. Mrs Bishop left him for a
visit with some friends, a short time
ago, and Mr.. Bishop in his vain search
to lind her thinks that she has been de-
cOyed by some OF his enemies. He also
expressed the belief that she is suffering
from mental arrangement. She has ex-
pressed herself similarly concerning Mr..
Bishop. Mind reading, therefore, does
not seem to promote a high stats of do
mes.ic felicity.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18

ANOTHER failure is reported from
Russia. The dynamite bombs to blow
ont tha life Of the car again fell short
of thair mission ard the czsr stfU lives.
As long as the attempts made upon his
life are unsuccessful and are likely to
prove so he need give himself uO.uneasi-
ness. but he naturally will.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18

THE total abstainer, OF Prohibitiontst
is rot always a model of virtue and pro-
bity in other respects. If true, as al
legged, Governor Louusbury, Of COnnec-
ticut corJ0bCrates the above statement.
It is openly charged that while be is a
total absrgiuar from strong drink that
h- is s decidedly Incorporate iudulger
in crooked campaign methods.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18

TIE simplicity character5zing the en-
tire funeral oUsequies of the late Brook
lYn divine may have beneficial effect
in disp0sing people generally to curtaiI
expenses and avoid the customary usual
display on similar sad occasions. An
other c0mmendable feature of Mr.
Beesher's funeral was the absence of
gloom and heavily drapiLg habilments
and of woe. Flowers and other emoiems
of a happy Immortality were conspicu.
Uus
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18

As New York is The pivotal State of
the Union in the Presidential election,
New York city is the pivot on which the
State turns. Neither political party can
afford TO omit the fact in its calculations
in regard TO the future. Samuel J. Ran
dali in giving his views ON this point
said You may draw line within
five miles OF City Hall Park, in New
York, and here will be cast the vote
which will make the next President. "
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18

THE bin 90 make an appropriation for
the erection of an insane asylum for the
southwestern district composed OF the
counties of Blair, Bedford, Cambria,
Favattr. Fulton. Somerset and West
uC-eIaud. was reported negatively in
the House at Harrisburg, Monday
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18

OF ,ate years the subject Of capital
pun E=hmeur has been the theme Of much
dIscussirn. Maine has taken bold step
ami repealed the capita. punishment law
in tha. state. substituting imprisonment
for life i'm al cases of murder in the first
degree. Mares experience the next
few years Will have a decided influence
on other States in disp9sing OF the sub
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18
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FRIDAY MARCH Is 1881.

MANY heavy editorials have been
penued and printed The pas. week upon
what Congress did nor DO.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18

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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18
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FOR SALE.

valuable Hotel property known as the Blair
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Pa. For further particulars call on OF address
the uudersign ed. JOHN a. BLAIR.
EbensburR, May Il, 1855.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18
|. DNINISTRATOR,S NOTICE.

ADMINISTRATIONS NOTICE.
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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-11-19
MODEST RENTERS.

Tho Real Estate Record has the fell
lowing:
Last March an inquiry was made
among the working people Of the city of
London in regard to their condition.
Thirty thousand blank cards were filled
10y working people, answering questions
regarding their occupation, income, ex-
penses, etc From this it appears that
the average of weekly incomes is 2ts, Id,
about 81, and of this about u per cent.
is paid for rent"
We consider this splendid showing
for the--house- owners. And since the
Record has exceptional opportunities, we
should like to hear how our local rent
ers flourish.
Inquiries are sometimes directed to
this Office for information regarding the
meeting room in the rear of Lamar
Block, formerly rented 10y the Labor
Party. For the Information of the pub
lie it may be stated that the Labor Party
is no longer interested in the renting of
the llall. but that the IesseeS are Mcssrs.
VIM. +. Moran, +. X. Damn and Philip
Higgins, Of the Land and Labor Club.
Applications for use of the Hail should
be made to them.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-11-19
THE VIEWERS.
BY HEINRICH HEINE.

With fearless eyes, in despair and gloom,
Crashing their teeth, they sit at the
loom:
"Thy shroud we are weaving, @ Ger
many of old,
We are weaving into it the curse three.
fold,
We are weaving, weaving, weaving !,
"A curse on the God we prayed to in
vain,
When the winter was cold and hunger
caused pain,
Our hope and our waiting, all were for
naught,
lie fooled us and Knocked us-a terrible
thought
We are weaving, weaving, weaving I.
"A curse on the king, the king of the
rich,
Who heeds not, but leaves us to die in
the ditch;
Who swindles us, treats us though we
were hogs,
And orders his soldiers to shoot us like
dogs.
We are weaving, weaving, weaving .
"A curse, yea, curse on our false faith
land
Where shame and disgrace faunt, luXu-
RANT and grand,
Where blossoms and flowers are slain 10y
the storm,
Where sloth and decay give new life to
the worm.
We are weaving, weaving, weaving !!
"The shuttle keeps on-there is no
delay
We are busy weaving both night and
day.
Thy shroud we are weaving, O Father
land old,
We are weaving into it the curse three
fold.
We are weaving, weaving, weaving !!
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-11-19
LABOR POLITICS.
FOUNDED UPON A LABOR
UNION BASIS.
Economical and Safe-A Secret Bal.
lot System Americans Hate
Political Corruptionists.
Down with the P0lit,
ical Machine.


1t is a well known that the politi-
cal machines are working at the
command of a boss, or a ring of
bosses. The delegates of most con-
ventions know little or nothing about
the past lives or the qualifications of
the candidates for whom they are to
cast their votes; and in most cases
their votes are either bought directly,
or influenced by promises of offices,
contracts and similar Inducements. !"
This great evil can be circumvented
by abolishing nominating conven-
tons altogether. Candidates may
easily be nominated by an informal
general vote. 1t would show the
drift of public sentiment as well. 1t
would be the safest method imagin-
able, as public sentiment cannot be
bribed, forged or counterfeited. Let
this be the great aim and object of
the workingmen who desire change
of political methods. The system of
nominating candidates, aud of max
ing laws by the general suffrage of
the people is the only way of guaran-
teeing a real democratic govern
ment.
And the only machinery wanted,
after having abolished the present
political organizations, would be
some sort of a statistical bureau, a
public clerical office, whose servants,
being under the public eye contin-
ually, could not be misused by in
triguing self-seekers for their indi-
vidual purposes. The workingmen
of every city and town should agree
upon some person, Or, where one
is not sufficient, upon several per-
sons, to act rs clerks with no other
function than to record the result of
the votes and discussions at the diff
ferent shops, which might be sent to
the bureau at stated ter ms by the
shop secretaries, compile them, and
publish them in the papers, or in
some other manner easily accessible
to the workingmen. From the re-
suits of these compilations it will be
easy to draw the necessary logical
conclusions in regard to public senti-
ment, and based thereon new discus
sions and renewed voting NAV take
place, the final result to be the NOM
ination of ticket representing the
drift of opinion among the working
people. Such q ticket may then be
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-11-19

Those readers of the WoRKMEN's
ADVOCATE who have not paid up
their subscriptions are reminded of
the fact that it costs money to run a
paper, and especially labor paper
that talks right out without fear.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-11-19
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Ex CATHEDRAL,

Professor lin a disquisition on the uses
of water)--And finally, gentlemen, if we
had no water we could not learn to swim
and many people would no doubt be
drowned.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-11-19

A printer was gazing in at the window
of a trunk and satchel store when the
attentive proprietor asked him politely if
he would not like to buy Il satchel. For
what purpose inquired the typo. "ro
put your clothes in, of course replied
the storekeeper "What! You don't
expect me to go naked, do you?" ex-
claimed the disciple of Franklin.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-11-19

Judge-Even if your wife has offended
you, you have no right to whip her.
The right to punish lies only with the
courts.
Defeadant-An right, judge; whip her
yourself. ..sa a.. s-.+
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